About Poovanam Village

Poovanam is a mid sized village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,623, made up of 784 males and 839 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 713.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poovanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poovanam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Tehsil	Pattukkottai
Pincode	614803
Area (hectares)	713.94 hectares
Population	1,623
Male Population	784
Female Population	839
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,070
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Poovanam compares

By the 2011 count Poovanam is the 67th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 713.94 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1090.

Getting to Poovanam

Poovanam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poovanam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Poovanam from other places

Poovanam lies about 50 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Ottankadu, about 3.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Poovanam
Nearest railway station	Ottankadu	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pattukkottai	9.1 km
District headquarters	Thanjavur	50 km

Villages closest to Poovanam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pattukkottai tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Poovanam

As per the Census of India 2011, Poovanam village had a population of 1,623. That makes it the 67th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Poovanam village has 784 males and 839 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poovanam has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Poovanam is 614803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poovanam covers 713.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poovanam falls under Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Poovanam is Ottankadu, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Poovanam.

Poovanam is about 50 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poovanam is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Ottankadu is about 3.4 km away. Pattukkottai is about 9.1 km away. Thanjavur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.